After I woke up, I started getting ready for the Bisikleta bike ride, not so rushed. But when I went out into the garage, I found that my rear tire was flat, so I had to scramble and change it pretty quickly. Mission accomplished, but it caused me to take the fast route to the starting point at the 4S Target, through the neighborhood and then straight over. Jamil was there and wondering if he got the right starting point. Others started showing up soon after, and on this day, leaving from Target, we had: Jed, Jed A., Jamil, Rob (rode over), Fritz, Andy, Arnold, James (rode over), and Aaron (showed up just as we were leaving the parking lot). We headed to Del Sur Ridge Rd and took it to Lone Quail Rd to get to Dove Canyon Rd. Down the hill there, where we met Kamal coming to meet us, then up Bernardo Center Dr until we turned right onto Camino del Norte. That little climb was pretty easy for me, I am starting to feel a little stronger in my baseline riding. We took Camino del Norte over to Carmel Mountain Rd. General tactic of me waiting at key turns for everybody to show up, then working harder to get back to the front. Arnold and Fritz were in the front quite a bit as well, and on the flats and downhills James was there as well. We took Rancho Carmel Dr and Sabre Springs Pkwy to its end, then rode up Springhurst Dr to Springbrook Dr to get to Scripps-Poway Pkwy. I was at the back again, but the others waited for us just past Pomerado Rd. On the subsequent climb, Aaron, who was on his heavy commuter bike with fat tires, just blitzed it, and I couldn't keep up. I waited at the top for everybody to make the turn onto Kirkham Rd and somehow missed Andy passing me. So I waited for another couple of minutes until I realized that he couldn't be that far behind. I again pushed the pace to try and catch up with the others, took a turn early while I was following a rider who I thought was in our group (he wasn't), then got back onto Scripps-Poway Pkwy and rode to Danielson St, where others were waiting. We all regrouped here, and at this point Jed A. turned around and started riding back to Mira Mesa while the rest of us headed east on Scripps-Poway Pkwy. Down the hill, with James in the lead, then we turned onto the little access road that got us to Sycamore Canyon Rd. I led us on this mild climb up to the trailhead, Fritz and Arnold weren't far back, and Fritz and I made it to the top first. We had an extended break here, there's a restroom and shade, while Rob figured out why his front derailleur wasn't shifting. I lent him my spare SRAM battery, and that seemed to work. Then it was down the hill, with James riding on his aero bars down a 12% grade to Garden Rd, where we turned left and rode to the 7-Eleven. Another short break there, surprisingly nobody needed water. We turned left onto Poway Rd and rode down to Community Rd, taking a right there and riding over to Twin Peaks Rd. Took it up to Espola Rd, I was in the lead here, and we waited for everybody to make the turn north. Several riders got out front, and I pushed to catch up to them until it was just me and Fritz working to get to the top first. I surprised him with a burst of speed near the top, but he wasn't too far back. We turned onto Titan Way and then right onto Riparian Rd to ride through a nice neighborhood. Another right on Lake Poway Rd followed by a left onto Summer Sage Rd to get to Bridlewood Rd, which we took back to Espola Rd. Down the hill, feeling the effects of a headwind coming from the southwest, until we turned right onto Pomerado Rd. I was powering on this stretch and didn't hear that Jamil turned off and rode home from there. We took it all the way to the bottom, then climbed W Bernardo Dr to the park. A right turn on Aguamiel Rd, then we rode by our house (Ann was in the front yard weeding and saw us riding by). I was at the back with Andy and James, slowed down a little bit to stay near them. A right turn onto Duenda Rd, where Rob split off to ride home from there, then we took it to Poblado Rd and a right turn onto Matinal Rd to climb out of the neighborhood. Andy's DI2 battery failed at this point, so he rode straight back to the starting point, while James and I took the originally intended extended route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood. I had mapped some extra distance in my original route but missed the turn and ended up doing just the extended route. Back to the 4S Target, where Kamal had already headed home and the others were in the shade getting out of the heat. They had gotten a little lost in the 4S Ranch neighborhood but eventually found their way out. I didn't stay too long, as it was quite warm and windy. Took the new normal way home at moderate pace, legs felt fine at the end but I was tired.
Avg speed = 16.1 mph. Total mileage = 47.8 mi
Avg power = 149 W. Weighted avg power = 175 W
Total elevation gain = 3120'
Avg heartrate = 124 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 78
Training Load = 234
Intensity = 80%
I was hungry near the end of the ride, although I ate a banana and a granola bar during the ride. But I didn't eat a big lunch, stomach was churning a little. After lunch, I went upstairs, had a little nap, then in the afternoon I went for an hourlong walk to get my steps in, listening to a podcast. Got home, shaved and showered, to get ready to have dinner with the Guys and see Enrico Lopez-Yanez direct the San Diego Symphony for the program Music of the Knights at the Rady Shell. Dinner was fine, Kay sure is a talker, but at least I haven't heard all of her stories numerous times, like I believe Ann has. Earl looked better at dinner but was pretty washed out by the end of the evening. The concert was pretty good, a couple of the singers were much better than the others, including the emcee, who was a little too much for me. We talked with Ruth and Cassandra, Enrico's fiance, before the show, and with Enrico after the show. All in all, a pretty nice evening. I was really hungry from a non-filling meal at dinner, so I stayed up, ate some more, and watched TV after we got home, making it a fairly late night for me.
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